Tongue-support



(No Model.)

D. WARD.

TONGUE SUPPORT.

No. 376,999. Patented m. 24. 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE;

DANIEL WARD, or CHADRON, NEBRASKA.

TONGUE-SUPPORT.

V SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 376,999, dated January 2 4, l88 8. 1 Application tiled April 16, 1887 "Serial No. 235.126. No model.) g I 7 To all-whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL WARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at the town of Chadron, in the county of Dawes and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Improvement'in Wagons; and I do hereby de: clare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of refer, ence marked thereon.

Figure 1 is a representation of a plan view I of my wagon with thesupport tothetongue aunexed, and Fig. 2 a detached view of the same. The nature of myinvention consists in the construction and arrangement of devices 'for,

or pole, all constructed in any of theknown or' usual ways.

D represents the coupling or reach, and E the sand-board, which are also fastened in any of the known or usual ways; F, the king-bolt or couplingpin,which passes down through sandboard E, throughend of coupling or reach D, through axle A, andthen through end of support G.

G represents the support or.spring,which is made of s'pring-steehwith one or moreleaves,

which are fastened and held together by clamp or band N and also bolt 0. V

L is-v the rod or queen-bolt, which passes" "through the rear of tongue 0 andthe front-of houndsB B,for the purpose of holdingthem in their proper place.

' Jrepresents astirruporloop whieh extends v I down from under side of tongue, and is supported and made fast to queen-boltLby being I hooked over the same. p Q- r I is a small bolt which passes through the stirrupor loop J and under the support orf 45 spring G, for the purpose of/raising or lowering the same, as the case may be. v

' Risa plate which is fastened to under side of tongue 0 in any convenient way for the purpose of supporting the end of spring G. v By adjusting the bolt I the'support or spring G can beraised-or lowered, admittingandsupporting thepole 0r tongue in jdit'ferent-positions, as required. 7 r

a What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is 1 The kingfbolt F, which'pass es through sandvboardEfconpling D, axle A, and support or spring G, together with queen-boltL, small bolt 1, clamp or'band N, 'stirrupocloop J, bolt 0, plate R, and spring or supportG,substantially as and for the purpose set forth,

p In testimony that I claim the above I have v hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses: l

FREDRIOK-H. BRIGHAM, i Finis EGEOR E;

j 'DANIEL WARJD." 

